Check Out The Second City's Student Spotlight! Get to know these awesome students and what makes them tick! Do you know a SC student that deserves the limelight? Email Andrew Thorp at athorp@secondcity.com with your recommendation.1. Who are you?I'm T. L. Williams2. Where are you from?I'm from Chicago's south suburbs3. Why did you start taking classes with The Second City?I decided that I wanted to act and be a performer, but first I wanted to find a good school where I can learn to do that. As soon as I started looking I found Second City Chicago's...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Second City Alum Tina Fey took home the Comedy Award for Best Comedy Actress for her performance in Date Night, beating out other amazing nominees, like Helen Mirren.In her speech, Fey said: "The only thing I knew for sure while we were making this movie was that I was so fucking crushing Helen Mirren at acting."As for her co-star Steve Carell: "Steve, you're a prince among men, you make it easy to improvise. When I was a student at Second City, I used to sit on a bench in the theater and watch Steve onstage, and if you had told me that someday...
Friday, 25 March 2011
Naked Fridays is a 1950's style variety show featuring live music, improv and sketch from Conservatory students, Second City Alumni and special guests. Each week there is also a screening of 7 Day Shorts - 2 minute short films are created by students and alumni based on an audience suggestion from the week before.On April 1st the Naked Fridays team will celebrate their 50th show in the John Candy Box Theatre. Join host Ben Johnson and sidekick Chris New as they give a nod to The Golden Age of Televisi...
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
The Second City is proud to announce the opening of its 99th Mainstage revue South Side of Heaven on Sunday, April 10th, 2011 at 7:00pm at The Second City Mainstage Theatre (1616 N. Wells St).South Side of Heaven is a thought-provoking, irreverent and hilarious new show from The Second City exploring the many fates that propel our world and universe. From the cultural divide between Cubs and White Sox fans to the delicate distinction between dancing and stripping, South Side of Heaven rejoices in the earthly and ethereal. A President, an outgoing...
Monday, 21 March 2011
Second City is producing its first feature film, BuzzKill. The movie will be released later this year, but you can connect with BuzzKill now on Facebook and Twitter.Get special BuzKill content on FacebookShare your biggest buzz kill moments on twitter with @buzzkillmomentBuzzKill is the story of a struggling writer, Ray Wyatt, who acquires fame in an unusual way when a notorious serial murder, named the Karaoke Killer, steals his car and the newest draft of his scri...
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